File system with access and retrieval of XML documents
US6745206B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 4, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 1, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 10, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99948
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An XML-aware file system exploits attributes encoded in an XML document. The file system presents a dynamic directory structure to the user, and breaks the conventional tight linkage between sets of files and the physical directory structure, thus allowing different users to see files organized in a different fashion. The dynamic structure is based upon content, which is extracted using an inverted index according to attributes and values defined by the XML structure.
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